Thursday, July 21, 2016

Pace Bunnying Around for the Vancouver Scotia Half

I got to say, my first time being a pace bunny was super
fun!

I was very lucky to be selected for the Asics Team squad
pacing the 1:45 half marathon group. Despite the summer heat conditions, I did
hit my target kilometre pacing with nearly military precision. One of the Asics
Reps even ran right next to me. Feeling like a rockstar! :)

I was in the thick of the race atmosphere minus the usual intense
pre-race jitters. Instead that void was replaced with some pre-race bunny
jitters, as runners were coming to me (ME!) with questions about pacing and
tips. A lot of blind trust was placed on this newbie pace bunny.

Pace bunnies do come with super responsibilities. People are
safely tucking away their watches so that they can just solely follow you. Me!
That is their complete focus. If only I had an evil laff, but I decided it was
best to run a solid race for everyone to hit their goals.

My strategy was simple. Steady on the flats. Easy, higher
turnovers at the downhills. Try to hit each kilometre on 1:44 pace.